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Meet The Team

Tony Nila

Owner & Dog Behaviorist

Tony Is a Dog Behaviorist with over 20 years experience. He is an expert thoroughly trained in canine ethology, learning theory, interpreting canine body postures and specializes in behavior modification. Former host of K9 Talk Radio in Flagstaff AZ and owner of one of the biggest dog training companies in Orange County, Tony now lives and offers dog training in Shasta County CA. If you are looking for Dog trainers in Redding, Anderson or surrounding areas then look no further! Tony believes when it comes to dog training in Shasta County it's important to clients that all Shasta County dog trainers are well versed in all dog training methods, styles and tools.

Brandon Mancuso

Manager/Head Trainer

Brandon has shadowed Tony and has also completed apprentiship With Jennifer Grey former kennel manager and trainer for Cesar Millans Dog Psychology center. Brandon is also certified through A.B.C (Animal Behavior College)

Over the years he has developed a program where he teaches owners how to communicate with their dogs properly, to establish respect, to fulfill their dogs mental and physical needs and develop a stronger impulse control which he believe helps dogs become the best version of themselves that they can be and improve their overall relationship with their owners.

Arielle Shiffberg-Mencher

Dog Behavior Coach

Arielle is a graduate of A.B.C (Animal Behavior College) and has also been mentored by Tony Nila. Arielle has been with Grumpy Puppy for over 2 years and is a event coordinator for 'Puppy Adventures" a group socialization class for puppies 8-16 weeksof age. She is also head of Grumpy Puppies Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Service

Brian Young

Dog Behavior Coach

Brian has completed Grumpy Puppies shadowing program with Tony Nila as well as attended dog behavior seminars by some of the top dog behaviorist in the U.S. He also happens to be former client of Grumpy Puppy which has given him great insight in being able to relate to clients frustrations as well as the ups and downs of rehabilitating a problem dog on your own.

TRAINING OPTIONS

One hour private in home session

Adult and Puppies!! Is your dog over excited, jumping, pulling, aggressive or fearful? Learn basic Dog Psychology and how it pertains to your dogs behavior.

FaceTime/Skype Consultation

If you live out of state or just need basic advice which does not require a home visit, we offers virtual dog training in the form of FaceTime/Skype consultations. You can talk with us one-on-one about your specific issues. During this time, we will cover basic dog psychology and how it pertains to your dog as well as some strategies to implement with your dogs behavior.

Crash Course Basic Dog Behavior

Includes:
-One Two Hour in Home Private Session
-Additional one hour private (In Home)
-One month Distraction Training (Group Pack Walks)
-Unlimited Lifetime phone support
Note* In most cases this package is all that is needed to provide you the know how of how to address your dogs behavior. Please consider our weekly package for discounted on going sessions.

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Dog Training Orange County

Welcome to Grumpy Puppy Dog Training Orange County! If you are looking for a Orange County Dog Trainer you came to the right place. Looking for good dog trainers in Redding CA can sometimes be frustrating. With Grumpy Puppy Dog Training in Redding CA you get over 20 year experience! We have been showing Orange County and surrounding areas a quick and easy way to train their dogs sharing inside trade secrets! Imagine finding a dog trainer in Anderson that can fix your dogs leash pulling in as little as 10 minutes. Our Anderson CA dog trainers can even have your dog off leash in as little as 2-3 sessions. It may sound like a dream, but to many of our clients we have made it a reality! visit our yelp page and see how much our clients love us on Yelp! The important thing with dog training in Redding CA is you don't want to ruin the relationship between you and your dog. We have met Redding and Anderson dog trainers that are food bribery trainers as well as dog trainers in Orange County that use extremely harsh training methods. Either one of these methods can ruin the bond between you and your dog. Unfortunately for dog training Orange there are no state regulations or requirements to being a dog trainer in Orange County Redding or Anderson CA. Which means any Orange dog trainer can make business cards tomorrow and call themselves a dog trainer in Orange County, without having any real knowledge of dog behavior to begin with. You cannot afford to waste time or money on a dog training program that will not give you fast instant results. Or worse may psychologically harm your dog and make your dog worse than before you started the training to begin with. Our Orange County dog behavior methods are used by top dog trainers from around the world! Many people ask us if our dog training methods work like magic. The short answer is YES!! But it's up to our Orange Dog Trainers to show you how to do that magic by creating a balanced relationship between you and your dog, to help you control and manage your dogs behavior and energy. So if you want to change the relationship between you and your dog, one that you can take anywhere with you hiking, restaurants, shopping Using the most effective training techniques by using the top training methods by our dog trainers in Orange.. Then call us now!

AMAZING!!! This would apply across the board to Tony and his team of Orange County dog trainers' techniques, attitude, honesty, friendliness, professionalism, punctuality and all around service. We've tried 2 other highly recommended dog trainers in Orange County that didn't even come close. Our rescue dog was a bit anxious and overly excitable and intense - toward everything from toys, to going on walks, to approaching dogs. You've never seen this kind of laser-like focus and intensity...trust me. We had tried everything from different Orange County dog trainers, collars to different dog training techniques, keeping calm and confident...all of it. Tony and his dog training team made a huge difference in showing us the little things we were doing wrong that had us "so close to getting it right..." Just his dog training guidance during the initial consult made him a different dog within 2-3 days of doing the homework Tony assigned. (Tony even stayed for much longer than an hour at no additional cost to make sure we covered everything he wanted to do that day). We were so happy with his improvement with walking and having toys around (he'd normally go bananas wanting to play if he saw someone playing with a toy) that we decided to hire Tony for the dog training and dog psychology course. I called him and told him the details of improvements and shortfalls to see what he would suggest. I wanted to do the 4-pack training session but Tony insisted on only doing 1 session because he honestly felt that our dog would be ready for pack walks within 1 or 2 sessions at most. He said he felt we'd be wasting money by paying for 4 but he would honor the 4-pack pricing if he was wrong and our dog ends up needing the 4 sessions after he came out again. His honesty was so refreshing. We just had our first dog training session in Orange County and WOW! Of course he was right. He even brought his other two Orange County dog trainers, Jay and Alex, along with his own 2 dogs, Corona & Lokey, to help with our goal of having our dog remain calm and learn how to approach dogs in a calm manner. We were truly so impressed by the end of the first session and graduated our dog to their weekly pack walks after all of their evaluations. We're looking forward to the pack walks. Thank you again Tony, Alex and Jay!! If you’re searching for dog training in Orange County then stop searching you landed on the right page Eureka! You found him!